Does this look ok?

[PoppingTomorrow]

Made beef bolognese in the slow cooker. There's a sort of scum on the surface. Does it look ok?

We need the picture

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There’s no pic. But did you fry the mince first?

D'oh!

No I didn't brown anything first. I normally would but this was a taming twins recipe that claims no browning required, and I have just had a baby so looking for the easiest route! But now not sure whether this is edible.

That looks awful, sorry 😬

Oh dear, I was hoping someone would tell me it was OK. What a waste of precious time!

That really doesn't look great 😬

How does it taste though? Have you stirred it and tasted it?

Looks like a plate of vomit. Chippy tea it is then.

That's how mine often looks when I do it in the slow cooker, just give it a stir

I’m not going to lie, that is making me feel queasy.

is the meat in date?

Try stirring it. If you cooked it for long enough it will be fine. Mix if through the pasta and grate lots of cheese on it.

Just needs a good stir!

It does not look great, but if the meat was fresh and smelled ok then it won’t harm you. I’d give it a good stir then taste it. If it tastes ok then I’d serve it. It might be more forgiving though as a pasta bake worked through fusilli and with cheese on top.

That ^^
If it tastes alright then it's fine!

I froze the mince well within date a couple of weeks ago. It didn't smell bad when I opened it!

I'm feeling more cautious while BFing a newborn.

😮

What does that mean @Dogfisher ??

Give it a big stir then taste it.

It looks rank but it's probably fine. Taste it.

It looks like it's dried out and unstirred. Meat sounds fine frozen in date so as long as it reached a safe temp for long enough it'll be fine to eat. I would be tempted to make it look a bit more appetizing though, can you stir in some passata and cook it for another 10 minutes? Herbs?

Yup, looks like a lack of liquid.
Get some a tin of chopped tomatoes or passata or even a cup of stock in there, and give it a good stir.

Did you defrost the mince?

honestly id order a takeaway , I couldn’t eat that.

You don't need to brown the mince but you should stir halfway through. It's the fat coming out of the mince and it will just sit on top like that.

It's absolutely fine to just give it a good stir.

But did you defrost the mince first? You shouldn't put it in the slow cooker frozen.

I've just looked at the recipe and, whilst I wouldn't cook a bolog in a slow cooker, it really should look much better!

Did you follow the recipe and did you cook it at the right setting for long enough?